Here's another very worthy place to put your dollars. The Carrack Gallery in Durham is a....well let's let them describe themselves:
The Carrack Modern
Art is a zero-commission, no-strings-attached exhibit space for artists
in the
downtown area of Durham, NC. We stay open entirely on donations from the
community and encourage artists to take full control of their shows...
why?
There is a simple premise: by being entirely zero-commission,
non-commercial
and open to all artists to have one day, one weekend, and up to two week
shows,
we free the artists from any curatorial pressures and provide them with a
high
quality space to put on the best possible shows. To artists, we simply
say: “Yes, you can do it here, put on a great show and good luck.” To
the
community, we say: “Come to the Carrack!”
See for yourself, we're located at 111 West Parrish Street, Durham, NC
27701.
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| Gallery Director Laura Ritchie and artist John Wendelbo with one of his sculptures |
But they could do more with a kickstart:
So far, the
community has supported us and kept the space open entirely through grassroots
donations but, as we switch gears and build a program of ever more ambitious
exhibits, we need some degree of certainty as to the roof over our heads. We
have a fantastic exhibit space in the heart of downtown Durham, help us raise a
full twelve months of rent to secure this great space for the artistic
community to use!
With rent secured
for a full year, we will have a sturdy platform to build upon the
existing synergies already underway at the Carrack in a substantial,
meaningful manner.
Go to
Kickstarter to help them get over the top! They are trying to raise $12,000 and you could be the one to put them over the top as 178 people including yours truly have already pledged $11,650. If you don't know about Kickstarter the project is only funded if they get pledges at least as much as the goal. So if by 4pm on December 3rd Carrack has only $11,999 pledged then they get nothing. Nada, zilch, zero. And my pledge is burning a hole in my pocket and dearly wants to go to this project.
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